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Where does “vaco” come from?

vaco (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic wakos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁weh₂- — to leave, abandon, give out.

Ancestry of “vaco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicwakosempty
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weh₂-to leave, abandon, give out
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